Marriage is like a globe. The globe is real. You can touch it, spin it, study it, and learn from it. However, the globe is not the end of the conversation. Do you remember the first time someone explained to you that the globe was just a small symbol of something greater? We call it …
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Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad!
My parents recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. I am so thankful for the testimony of their love for one another, for Christ, and for me. My dad spent years in pastoral ministry before serving in leadership at Central Baptist College. God has blessed him with a pastor’s heart and a businessman’s mind. I am …
The Moment I Wish Could Last Forever
If I could go back in time and make one moment last forever, it would be the evening of August 30, 1998. I was spending the weekend in Lufkin, Texas with two of my best friends, Keri and Brandon. They were helping me pursue the girl of my dreams –Jill Jarvis. My friend Keri was …
Fourteen Years
Today is my fourteenth wedding anniversary in total, and the sixth that I will spend without my bride. We were engaged on Valentine’s weekend 1999 and married 51 weeks later on February 5, 2000. I remember being nervous on January 31, 1999 because of the hype over Y2K. I just knew that some computer glitch …